CES 2024 | Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid sticks Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1-powered tablet on top of an Intel Meteor Lake laptop

The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid is arguably one of the most exciting devices to be launched at CES 2024. It takes the concept of a tablet-laptop hybrid by literally glueing together a tablet and a laptop. By default, the tablet section acts as a screen for the notebook. If you need two standalone devices, simply detach the tablet for a whole Android experience and connect the lower half to an external display for Windows.

On the laptop side, the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid features an unspecified Core Ultra 7 processor (likely Core Ultra 7 155H), 32 GB of LPDDR5X RAM, an Intel Arc iGPU and a 1 TB SSD. It comes with a 75 Wh battery and a 100 Watt power adaptor. I/O is pretty limited, with just 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C ports and a 3.5 mm audio jack. Other features include Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2 and a fingerprint reader.

The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid tablet comes with a gorgeous 14-inch 2.8K (2,880 x 1,800) OLED screen, complete with touch function and 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 colour gamut. It draws power from a 38 Wh battery. There are two camera sensors at the back (13 MP + 5 MP), a 1080p webcam with Windows Hello function, and a physical privacy shutter.

A Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 powers the tablet half of the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid, along with 12 GB of LPDDR5X RAM. There's 256 GB of onboard storage with no expansion slots. Wireless connectivity features are identical to the laptop half (Wi-Fi 6E/Bluetooth 5.2). At $1,999, it costs about as much as a high-end tablet and mid-range laptop combined. You can buy it until Q2 2024, though.